Tooth-powder receptacle



No. sumo. Patented sept. 27, |898. T. 0. HOLLAND. TOOTH PUWDEBRECEPTAC'LE.

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rlI-IOMAS OSBORNE HOLLAND, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA..

TOOTH-POWDER RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.l 61 1,410, dated September 27, 1898.

` `Application filed May 5, 1897.

tain new and useful Improvements in Tooth-A Powder Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact` description of the invention,`such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tooth-powder receptacles.

The object is to produce a receptacle for containing tooth-powder, in the use of which only the requisite amount of powder will be deposited upon the brush, .thereby savingthe powder and preventing the same from falling upon the apparel, as frequently occurs by the use of receptacles in common use; furthermore, to provide a receptacle in which the contained powder will be, shielded from contact with moisture, which causes it to clog, rendering its removal from the receptacle somewhat difficult; furthermore, to provide a receptacle which in use will not become foul and ill-smelling; furthermore, to provide a receptacle which may be readily filled.

when' empty, and, finally, to provide a receptacle which will be neat and attractive in appearance, efficient and durable in use, and cheap to manufacture.

The powder-receptacle characterized by my invention is adapted more particularly for the use of traveling salesmen where compactness and readiness in use is particularly desirable.

In the ordinary powder-receptacles in com'- mon use the brush has to be dipped into the powder, and the result is that more powder than is necessary is frequently taken up, thereby causing waste, and the'drip from the tooth-brush also causes the powder to ball up and become clogged, thereby rendering its use difcult. To obviate these objections, I provide a powder-receptacle which in use will deposit only the necessary amount of powder upon the brush and in which the deposit is accomplished in such manner that any drip from the tooth-brush will not enter the receptacle, thereby obviatin g clogging or balling of the tooth-powder.

As a matter of further and specific improvement I provide at the discharge-mouth Serial No. 635,243. (No model.)

l of the receptacle a resilient gasket, of a nonabsorbent inodorous material,havin g an opening of a size of the bristle portion of the brush and against which thel bristles will bear in use, and back of this gasket or mouthpiece I provide` a foraminous plate or partition through which the powder is sifted. In order to effect an air-tight closure, I provide the lid with a packing of an inodoro us waterproof yielding material which when the lid is closed fwill iit within the open space of the gasket, and thereby prevent escape of the powder. To provide for the ready filling of the receptacle, I employ a bottom having a packing of inodorous waterproof material which will tit within the receptacle and close the same. Both thebottom and top may be held in place by frictional contact with the walls of the receptacle but as a matter of specific improvement Il prefer to hinge both the bottom and top of the receptacle and provide suitable spring-catches for holding the parts closed. The body of the receptacle may be made of any suitable material, preferably of alumina or nickel, and of any shape in cross-section, preferably` rectangular, with the corners rounded, so as to obviate the presentation of sharp projections.

Further and more specific details of construction will be hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated a form of embodiment of my invention, although it is to be understood that other forms of embodiment thereofmay be employed without departing from the spirit of the same, and in these drawings@ ing thereceptacle with the lid open and showing the, gasket at the mouth of the receptacle, the sitter, and the packing on the lid for closing `the mouth ofthe receptacle. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal vertical section, showing more clearly the disposition of the foraminous partition, the gasket, the bottom, and the lid, the lid and bottom being closed. Fig. 3 isa view in longitudinal section displaying a modification of gasket, consisting of a sheet of metal stamped or otherwise formed to appropriate shape and secured to the upper inner edges of the receptacle and bearing upon or secured to the Figure 1 is a view in perspective displays 1 IOO foraminous partition. Fig. 4t is a sectional detail view displaying a modification in the shape or form of the foraminous partition, the same being curved upward, so as to guide the powder toward the center of the partition to prevent it being banked up at the sides of the receptacle; and Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view showing a slide which may be used to cover the foraminous partition when in one position -and to clear the openings of the same when moved to another position.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the receptacle, which may be made of 4any suitable material and of any shape in crosssection, A2 the lid, and A3 the bottom. Secured within the receptacle, near its top, is a foraminous partition c, constituting a sifter, and secured to and resting upon this partition and extending' flush, or substantially so, with the upper edge of the recepta-A cle and extending to the perforations of the partition is a gasket or cushion a2, made of any suitable inodorous waterproof substance, preferably of cork, and provided with an opening into which the bristles of the brush can be placed. The walls of this cushion are rounded or convexed, so that when a brush is pressed against them the bristles at the ends and sides will be compressed or forced inward, thereby preventing escape of the powder, contact of the bristles with the partition being prevented by'the rounded walls, thereby shielding the partition from moisture and consequent rust. The lid A2 may be of the ordinary kind that is held in place by frictional contact with the sid es and ends of the receptacle; but as a matter of specific improvement I prefer to hinge the lid to the receptacle and provide the lid with an ordinary spring-catch c3 for engaging a projection c4 on the receptacle, or any other form of fastening device may be employed. Secured upon this lid is a packing c5, of any inodorous waterproof material, preferably of cork, the sides and ends of which are beveled or concaved to conform to the walls of the gasket, so that when the lid is closed these beveled portions will engage with the roun-ded or convexed walls of the opening in the gasket, and thereby effect a powdertight closure.

The bottom A3 may, if preferred, be held in position by frictional contact with the sides lthe brush are pressed or held against the walls of the gasket. The receptacle is then turned to allow the powder to fall upon the brush,

vsecured in the receptacle at its upper inner edges and having its bottom either resting upon or secured to the foraminous partition. This form of cushion will be found efficient in use and by reason of its being rmadeof nickel or being nickel-plated or made of aluminaJ will be inodorous, and therefore thoroughly clean.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the foraminous partition as curved upward toward the mouth of the receptacle for the purpose of preventing powder from banking up at the corners where the partition is secured to the sides and end of the receptacle and also to guide the powder toward the center of the partition, where it escapes upon the brush.

In Fig. 5 I have shown still another modiiication in which, in addition to the ordinary foraminous partition a7, I employ a slide, also provided with openings,the slide when pushed in in the position shown in Fig. 5 closing the openings in the partition and when pulled out the necessary distance will open the same. By this arrangement the lid may be dispensed with; but it is preferred to employ the lid.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A tooth-powder receptacle comprising a body portion, a foraminous partition secured near the top thereof, a cushion or gasket resting upon the partition and having its upper surface flush with the edges of the mouth of the receptacle, the sides and ends of the gasket being rounded from the said mouth downward to the partition, and operating, in use, to compress the hairs of the brush to prevent waste of the powder, a lid hinged to the receptacle, and having a packing formed to lit upon the gasket, when the lid is closed, to prevent escape of the contents of the receptacle, a hinged bottom also having a gasket to effect a dustproof closure at that point, and means for holding the top and bottom closed, the construction being such that a brush may be fit-ted into the opening and rest against the said partition, whereby both the partition and. the boX are kept free from wet powder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS osBoRNE HOLLAND.

Witnesses:

R. G. DYRENFORTH, R. M. ELLIOTT.

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